In consideration of the requirements laid down in Section 54(1) of Act CXX of 2001 on the Capital Market, Section 18 of Annex 6 of such Act, and Section 67(3) of such Act, based on information received from senior officers and shareholders, Állami Nyomda Plc. hereby makes the following announcement:
The ownership interest held by Dr. Ákos Erdős, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Állami Nyomda Plc., and representing 42.5% of the voting rights in Állami Nyomda Plc. (registered office: 1102 Budapest, Halom utca 5., company registration number: 01-10-042030) decreased to 12.5% as a result of the sale on 8 December 2005 of 356,917 Series “A” dematerialized, registered ordinary shares with a par value of HUF 980 each issued by Állami Nyomda Plc. The remaining ownership interest of Dr. Ákos Erdős comprises 173,986 Series “A” dematerialized, registered ordinary shares with a par value of HUF 980 each.
The ownership interest held by Dr. Istvánné Gömöri, Deputy Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of Állami Nyomda Plc., and representing 7.2% of the voting rights in Állami Nyomda Plc. (registered office: 1102 Budapest, Halom utca 5., company registration number: 01-10-042030) decreased to 2.1% as a result of the sale on 8 December 2005 of 60,245 Series “A” dematerialized, registered ordinary shares with a par value of HUF 980 each issued by Állami Nyomda Plc. The remaining ownership interest of Dr. Istvánné Gömöri comprises 29,367 Series “A” dematerialized, registered ordinary shares with a par value of HUF 980 each.
The ownership interest held by Royalton Investors Three Limited, shareholder, and representing 40.7% of the voting rights in Állami Nyomda Plc. (registered office: 1102 Budapest, Halom utca 5., company registration number: 01-10-042030) decreased to 11.9% as a result of the sale on 8 December 2005 of 341,591 Series “A” dematerialized, registered ordinary shares with a par value of HUF 980 each issued by Állami Nyomda Nyrt. The remaining ownership interest of Royalton Investors Three Limited comprises 166,514 Series “A” dematerialized, registered ordinary shares with a par value of HUF 980 each.
Dr. Ákos Erdős, Dr. Istvánné Gömöri and Royalton Investors Three Limited entered into a verbal agreement to consult each other before any resolution is passed by the Company’s General Meeting, vote unanimously if they agreed on a particular issue, and discuss with each other any decision related to the disposal or acquisition of ownership interest representing voting rights in Állami Nyomda Plc. As a result of the decrease in their respective individual shareholdings described above, their previous combined ownership interest (voting rights) has (have) changed from 90.4% to 26.5%.
The Board of Directors of Állami Nyomda Plc.